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When the Texas Longhorns beat Ohio State last month, Republican Bo French didn't join the celebrations. Instead, the candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner posted a photo on social media showing UT students of South Asian descent cheering in the stands. French suggested they were foreigners displacing Americans. The post went viral, drawing national attention and criticism -- including from fel...

A unique concert, presented by Herd Here, is inviting audiences to think about wildlife, the environment and our place in it, through music. Brooke Sholl, a host at our sister station WRR and a cellist herself, joins us with a preview of a free concert this Sunday at the Trinity River Audubon Society. Also, how a Frisco native is helping take Abilene Christian University's soccer program to the ne...

Miranda and Ron breakdown the day's top headlines. Also, Culturalyst is a new platform being launched by The Arts Community Alliance, or TACA, in partnership with the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture. The goal is to connect local artists and arts organizations with resources and their audience in one shared space. KERA News will also be integrating the platform as our new arts calendar. We speak...

An influencer took to the web to criticize an upscale East Dallas restaurant, Oloyo, for its menu prices. The chef and restaurant owners clapped back online and the interaction went viral -- which has foodies questioning if they are getting their money's worth when food prices keep going up and up. We spoke with Desiree Gutierrez with the Dallas Observer about the controversy and her latest piece...

Opal Lee, known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, turns 100 years old today. KERA's Arts and Culture reporter Marcheta Fornoff sat down with us to talk about her legacy. Also, insurance costs are rising sharply for childcare centers. One reason has to do with laws meant to help survivors of childhood sexual abuse. KERA’s Sujata Dand explains. 

Our in-house nature correspondent tells us all about Tyler State Park. Plus, the first weekend of ACL 2026 is over, and it was a muddy one. KUT's Gabriel Valasquez Neira has the details. 

Ron and Miranda breakdown the day's top headlines. Plus, a Dallas County jury sentenced a man to life in prison this week for the rape and murder of a teenage girl 30 years ago. The death of 15-year-old Tamika Cromer was a cold case until a probation officer got a DNA sample from Steven Augusta Ridge. Ridge's conviction finally brings some answers to Cromer's family. KERA's Dallas County reporter...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and today we're learning about local non-profit Hope's Door New Beginning Center. CEO Megan Valdez joins us to explain how the organization brings hope and healing to survivors and their children. If you are experiencing domestic or family violence, you can call Hope's Door at 972-276-0057.

There are 13,000 license plate scanning Flock cameras in Texas. In North Richland Hills, a privacy advocate who asked for records related to the city’s use of Flock cameras received a bill for more than $2.3 million. Other Texas agencies are charging thousands of dollars for similar records, while some are refusing to release information they previously provided. Texas Tribune reporter Ayden Runne...

Sarah Blaskovich has been a prolific food reporter for some time, with her regular writings in The Dallas Morning News, as well as her podcast. She was recently named restaurant critic for the Morning News and joins us to talk about the restaurant landscape in North Texas and how she'll approach the job. Also, a look ahead at Think this week. 

There's a multitude of reasons to visit The State Fair of Texas, and near the top of that list is the food. And if you want to enjoy the food without the guilt, Denise Taylor says you can still stick to your diet while at the fair. She's a registered dietitian with Texas Health Arlington and joined KERA's Sam Baker with some tips. Plus, Ron and Miranda breakdown the day's top headlines. 

The Hall of State in Fair Park has an exhibit celebrating Texas Woman's University's 125th anniversary. It showcases everything from photographs to archival materials that have never been displayed before, including mementos from a historic visit by Amelia Earhart. TWU's archivist, Kimberly Johnson, walked us through the exhibit and shared some of the university's history.

Some notable races are playing out across North Texas this fall. KERA's Dylan Duke joins us to break them down. Plus, some of the country's biggest AI companies say they're losing control of their AI agents, with some breaking containment and hacking other organizations. A former Anthropic researcher has even called AI an existential threat to humanity. But are these concerns valid, totally overbl...

Did you know the woman who invented Frito Pie was a Texas Women's University alum? We'll hear a little about her process of developing the Southern comfort food from TWU's archivist. Plus, Miranda and Ron share their favorite moments from the show this past week! 

NTX Now managing producer Bekah Morr joins Miranda and Ron to talk through some of the top stories from the past week. 

The Texas Legislature passed a law last year aimed at clarifying when doctors can legally perform abortions in medical emergencies, the one narrow exception to the state’s strict abortion ban. Physicians who advocated for the legislation are now working to ensure women and physicians know their rights. Also, the Stars season officially gets underway tonight in Dallas after a disappointing playoff...

Amber Guyger shot Botham Jean in his apartment when she mistook him as an intruder in hers . She was sentenced to 10 years in prison, 7 years ago today. Yesterday, she was paroled. Lee Merritt represents the Jean family and joined us this morning. Also, Fort Worth’s city landfill will soon become a source of renewable energy. City staff expect to have a renewable natural gas plant at the landfill...

Ron and Miranda breakdown today's top headlines. Also, in Texas, tens of thousands of voter registration applications have yet to be processed. They’re caught in a backlog after the Texas Department of Public Safety failed to send counties updated information on time. Among those whose registration was affected was Texas Standard reporter Sarah Asch. So she set out to fix that error and takes us a...

Two TCU professors have a new book about Etta Hulme, a trailblazing political cartoonist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. We talk with one of them about her legacy. Also, do you ever get so stressed or frustrated that you just want to scream? Well, now there’s a place for that in North Texas. It’s called the Yell Club. KERA’s Zara Amaechi checked out the group’s first meeting. 

Endometriosis is widely a mystery in the medical world. Doctors aren't always sure what causes this condition, or how the pain affects different patients. But a multimillion dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health is giving UT Dallas researchers the opportunity to understand those painful causes, and how to better treat them. Dr. Katelyn Sadler is an assistant professor of neuroscience...

Nathaniel Ford is preparing to take over Dallas Area Rapid Transit or DART, as he faces new scrutiny tied to the transit agency he led for more than a decade in Florida. Florida’s attorney general has subpoenaed records from the Jacksonville Transportation Authority, as the agency confronts a nearly 39-million-dollar budget shortfall, layoffs and major service cuts. As KERA News reported previousl...

Time for Three is a unique musical group -- three friends who got together in college and formed an unusual configuration consisting of two violins and a double bass. They've played clubs as much as concert halls, and this weekend at the Meyerson Symphony Center, Time for Three will play a work written especially for them along with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Kurt Rongey with KERA's sister sta...

Ron and Miranda breakdown the day's top headlines. Also, the Trinity River can sometimes get a bad rep. That's largely because of industrial pollution and a label placed on the river in 1925. The Texas Department of Health dubbed it a "mythological river of death." But one author is trying to change people's perception of the Trinity. Scot McFarlane is the author of "The River That Made Texas: A F...

One in seven North Texans provides unpaid care for an older adult in their life, and the median cost for assisted care rose 44 percent in the last five years, making it unattainable for many middle-to-low-income families. Leea Thompson Fudge is a career nurse who has been an elder caregiver for other families, but even she found herself dealing with an emotional landscape that felt foreign when bo...

KERA's James Hartley joins us to debrief a report provided to Arlington's city council about the impact of the World Cup on North Texas. Also, more changes are coming to downtown Dallas. The iconic Neiman Marcus flagship store officially closes its doors today after more than a century in business. And this comes after other big names announced they're leaving downtown, including AT&T, the Mav...